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親密 (しんみつ, shinmitsu) Japanese meaning: intimacy | Kotomora
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しん
密みつ
な
関かん
係けい
を
築きず
い
て
き
た
。
I have built a close relationship with him.
The two countries have a close cooperative relationship.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 親しん 密みつ になる to become close/intimate with someone
The two of them quickly became close.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 親しん 密みつ な 関かん 係けい を 築きず く to build a close relationship with someone
The two countries have built a close relationship.
親しん 密みつ さを 深ふか める to deepen the closeness (between people)
They deepened their closeness through the trip.
Kanji 親 parent, intimacy, relative 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness Related words· 10 仲良し is a casual, everyday word for being on good terms, while 親密 suggests a deeper or more formal closeness.
密接 stresses a tight, inseparable connection (often abstract or physical), while 親密 focuses on emotional or relational intimacy.
親しい is the common adjective for describing a close friend or acquaintance, while 親密 is more formal and often used in writing.
友好的 describes friendly, cooperative relations especially between groups or nations, while 親密 implies a deeper personal or emotional bond.
Show 6 more 親密 is a more formal, noun-based word for closeness or intimacy, while 深い directly modifies a relationship as 'deep' or 'close'.
親密 emphasizes emotional closeness and is common in everyday speech, while 懇意 is more formal and often implies a long-standing, trusted relationship.
親密 describes the resulting state of closeness between people, while 接近 in this sense describes the process of two people growing closer.
親密 is an adjective/noun meaning 'intimate' or 'close' describing an existing relationship, while 親近 emphasizes the process of becoming close or the resulting familiarity.
Opposites 疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness expressed by 親密.
親密 describes a close, warm, personal relationship, the opposite of the cool, efficiency-focused distance implied by ビジネスライク.
Etymology Composed of 親 (parent, intimate) and 密 (dense, close). The combination naturally conveys a sense of deep, close intimacy.
親密 describes a state of closeness between people, while 親交 emphasizes the ongoing relationship or interaction itself.
親密 describes emotional closeness or intimacy between people, whereas 緊密 focuses on functional or structural tightness, as in organizations or cooperation.
